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National Biosafety Month 2017: Sharps Safety and Exposure Response

 

During 2017's National Biosafety Month, you are encouraged to focus attention on biosafety policies, practices and procedures. Investigators and laboratory managers should raise biosafety awareness, discuss the importance of safety, and seek input on ways to strengthen biosafety practices and procedures in their labs. This year, EH&S is focusing on sharps safety in research and exposure response.

Sharps Safety in Research

Biohazard Warning Sign

The Biohazard Warning Sign must be affixed to entry doors of the following laboratories/rooms:

  • BSL-2/ABSL-2
  • BSL-2 with BSL-3 practices/ABSL-2 with ABSL-3 practices
  • BSL-3/ABSL-3

BSL-2 with BSL-3 practices labs with approved decontamination procedures to lower containment to BSL-2 must follow the posting requirements in their laboratory-specific standard operating procedures (SOPs).

How to Complete the Biohazard Warning Sign: